Use the floristry scissors and cut the
24g length of wire into three equal pieces. Using pliers create a small
hook at one end of the wire.

It is important that the flower paste
is brought to working consistency before commencing any work – knead a
small piece of flower paste with a tiny smear of vegetable fat in the
centre of your hand until it stretches like bubble gum.If using Beau
products please omit the vegetable fat

Take a piece of the softened flower
paste (marrow fat pea size) and roll into a cone.

Dip the hooked wire into the edible
glue, remove the excess and insert the wire into the broad end of the
cone. Leave to dry no less than 24 hours before
continuing.

Rose petals are normally sold as a
set, it is important to use the right size cutter for the size of the
dried cone (rose centre). When the cone is placed over the cutter there
needs to be a halo (gap) around it.

Colour a piece of the softened flower
paste with paste food colour.

Lightly grease the surface of the
rolling out board and rolling pin with vegetable fat (it is important
that you can not see the grease, you just need to know its there). Again
omit this if using Beau products paste

Roll out the piece of coloured flower
paste – until you can see the colour of the rolling out board shining
through the paste (i.e. very thin, less than 16th
inch). Cut out one rose petal.

Use the artist pallet knife and
transfer the petal to the softening pad

Place the ball tool half on the petal
and half on the softening pad. Soften/thin the outside edge of the top
half of petal by pressing/pulling the ball tool along the surface (in
one smooth action)

Paint a spot of edible glue at the
base (point) of the rose petal. Attach the petal to the dried
cone.

Paint a spot of edible glue on the
petal (either side of the cone)

Wrap the petal tightly around the cone
(in a spiral)

Add an equal portion of white flower
paste to the coloured paste (used for the first petal). Roll the flower
paste out to the same thickness as before and cut out two
petals.

Use the artist pallet knife and
transfer the petals to the softening pad.

Place the ball tool half on the petal
and half on the softening pad. Soften/thin the outside edge of the top
half of both petals (pressing/pulling the ball tool along the surface in
one smooth action).

Paint a spot of edible glue at the
base (point) of one of the rose petals. Attach the petal to the dried
cone. Paint a spot of edible glue at the base of the other rose petal
and attach it, directly opposite to the first petal (i.e. sandwich the
rose cone between the petals).

Paint a spot of edible glue on the
inside (right hand side) petal, wrap this petal around the
cone. Now paint a spot of glue on the other petal and place
this over the other petal (in a spiral) Turn the rose a full 180 degrees
and repeat.

Add an equal portion of white flower
paste to the coloured paste (used for the two petals). Roll the flower
paste out to the same thickness as before and cut out a further two
petals and repeat the above steps. Tweak the petal to give a bit of
extra movement

Add an equal portion of white flower
paste to the coloured paste (used for the two petals). Roll the flower
paste out to the same thickness as before and cut out a further three
petals and soften the petals as before. Paint a spot of edible glue at
the base of one petal and attach to the base of the rose, paint a spot
of edible glue at the base of the next petal attach to the rose
overlapping approx 1/3rd repeat this with the
next petal tucking the last petal under the first petal.

Tweak the petal to give a bit of extra
movement

Add an equal portion of white flower
paste to the coloured paste (used for the three petals). Roll the flower
paste out to the same thickness as before and cut out a further five
petals, soften the petals as before. Paint a spot of edible glue at the
base of one petal and attach to the base of the rose, paint a spot of
edible glue at the base of the next petal attach to the rose overlapping
just over 1/3rd repeat with remaining petals
tucking the last petal under the first petal. Hang the rose upside down
for a couple of minutes (to allow the petal to firm up slightly)

Turn the rose the right way up and
tweak the petals to give a bit of extra movement.

Tape the wired stem with
1/3rd width green floristry tape.

Roll out a piece of pale green flower
paste and cut out a Rose Calyx.

Paint a spot of edible glue at the
base of the Rose. Feed the Calyx up the wire and attach to the base of
the rose.

Paint a spot of glue on each arm
(sepal) of the Calyx and attach to the base of the
Rose.

Paint a spot of edible glue at the
base of the wire and attach a cone of green flower
paste.